Living in Lakewood Club, MI
Lakewood Club is a small town of 1,255 people in Muskegon County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Muskegon, MI and 42 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,255people
$157kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
134Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 10 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,447 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MKG airport
- 50 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskegon County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk